Department Manager - Putney

H&M; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global Employee Discount 25% across H

Health and Lifestyle Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Benefit Hub discounts

Travel Loans

Company Sick Pay

Workplace Pension Scheme

Job summary

H&M Putney Store in Putney Exchange shopping Centre invites applications for a permanent full-time Department Manager, 39 hours per week, with weekend flexibility. You will lead and develop your team, maintain outstanding customer experiences, and drive store performance in a dynamic retail environment.

Join a collaborative culture at H&M Group, working with Sales Advisors, Team Leaders, and Store Managers to deliver excellent visuals and strong results, while staying aware of local market needs.

Qualifications

• Motivated to contribute to H&M's vision and success.
• Strong and confident leaders who inspire and develop their teams with integrity.
• Excellent communicators, strategic solution finders and confident decision makers.
• Business-minded, innovative, and commercially driven to ensure a great customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead your team to deliver an outstanding customer experience by ensuring excellent operational and visual standards.
• Analyse sales performance, identify commercial opportunities, set goals, and create plans to optimize results, profits, and stock levels.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop your team while fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture that promotes growth and innovation.
• Keep informed about your store's key strengths and areas for growth, while staying aware of competitors and understanding the local market and customer needs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Commercial awareness

Job description

Job Description

This is a permanent full-time 39 hour position based in the H&M Putney Store in the Putney Exchange shopping Centre. For this position we will require full flexibility, including weekends.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Department Manager, you will lead and support your team, creating an inclusive and collaborative culture. You ensure an excellent operational and visual experience for your customers and colleagues, whilst strategically analysing sales, leading H&M to success.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Lead your team to deliver an outstanding customer experience by ensuring excellent operational and visual standards.
• Analyse sales performance, identify commercial opportunities, set goals, and create plans to optimize results, profits, and stock levels.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop your team while fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture that promotes growth and innovation.
• Keep informed about your store's key strengths and areas for growth, while staying aware of competitors and understanding the local market and customer needs.

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

Our stores are the heart of our company, where customers will experience our brand firsthand. Being part of a dynamic Store Team, which include, Sales Advisors, Team Leaders, Department Managers, Visual Merchandisers and Store Managers, together you will create an inspirational environment for our customer and colleagues.

In this leadership role, you will collaborate with your area team, support office, and key business functions to drive store performance and contribute to the broader success of the company.

WHO YOU ARE

We welcome applicants who are:

• Motivated to contribute to H&M's vision and success.
• Strong and confident leaders who inspire and develop their teams with integrity.
• Excellent communicators, strategic solution finders and confident decision makers.
• Business-minded, innovative, and commercially driven to ensure a great customer experience.

WHO WE ARE

H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.

We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE

At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.

• Global Employee Discount of 25% across the H&M Group [H&M, COS, & Other Stories, Monki, Weekday, Arket and H&M Home]
• Health and Lifestyle Benefits
• The Retail Trust - Employee Assistance Programme
• Benefit Hub, offering exclusive discounts
• Travel Loans
• Company Sick Pay
• Workplace Pension Scheme

JOIN US

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things - our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it's our people who make us who we are.

Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

To manage the high volume of applications for roles with leadership responsibilities, we use an online assessment method. You will need to complete it as part of the application and screening process. Your responses will be scored by an assessment tool that applies to predefined criteria set by H&M Group.

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